Xiaomi packing to set up shop in the US
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 05 July 2018 09:36

Xiaomi packing to set up shop in the US


Because the Americans are a warm friendly people who welcome foreigners

Xiaomi is pressing ahead with plans to enter the United States next year despite the fact that the country's politicians are arranging neck-tie parties for Chinese companies at the moment.

US to insist foreign companies have to obey its copyright laws
Published in News


Supremes rule that your company will have to face US Justice

The United States has decided that its justice system is so superior to everyone else's that if a US company thinks you have used its patented technology you will have to travel across the planet to defend yourself in one of its kangaroo courts.

US companies investigated in China
Published in News
Tuesday, 05 June 2018 09:49

US companies investigated in China


Begun the trade war has

In the opening Chinese shots to President Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump's trade war, US companies are suddenly finding themselves being investigated for antitrust antics behind the bamboo curtain.

US might get nasty at EU privacy laws
Published in News
Thursday, 31 May 2018 12:41

US might get nasty at EU privacy laws


What do you mean our corporations can't spy on users?

The US government is getting rather tetchy as the new GDPR privacy laws roll out.

Qualcomm NXP acquisition to close soon
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 29 May 2018 08:54

Qualcomm NXP acquisition to close soon

Wants assurance ZTE Corp ban gets lifted

People close to the matter claim that China warmed up to the NXP Semiconductor acquisition by Qualcomm seeking assurances that the ZTE Corp 7 year ban will get lifted by the USA.

US shut down of ZTE pulls Chinese tiger's tail
Published in PC Hardware


Trade war might backfire

The US might have inadvertently sown the seeds of its technological destruction by pulling the tail of the Chinese tiger.

ZTE about to get a reprieve
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 22 May 2018 12:09

ZTE about to get a reprieve


Washington and China about to throw a lifeline

Washington and Beijing are nearing a deal that would remove an existing US order banning American companies from supplying Chinese firm ZTE .

US trying to do a ZTE on Huawai
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 26 April 2018 11:31

US trying to do a ZTE on Huawai


Trying to prove it did deals with Iran

It is starting to look like the US government is planning to dump a similar embargo on Chinese tech company Huawei to that which could severely damage ZTE.

Huawei quits US
Published in News
Thursday, 19 April 2018 10:57

Huawei quits US


Not worth the effort

Huawei is reportedly going to give up on selling its products and services in the United States due to Washington's accusations that the company has ties to the Chinese government.

It is OK to scrape in the US
Published in News
Friday, 13 April 2018 11:17

It is OK to scrape in the US


Even if a site says you can't

A district court in Washington, D.C. has ruled that using automated tools to access publicly available information on the open web is not a computer crime—even when a website bans automated access in its terms of service.